[Closed] Raspberry Pi experts assemble!

Just a quickie.

I've got vmpk (a virtual midi synthesiser/sequencer thing) on the Windows laptop, and it just works. Install, plug in a midi keyboard, fiddle with the input/output settings, away you go.

Why does it not do the same on Raspbian? I've had a quick read online and got as far as linking it with QSynth (which I didn't have to do with the Windows version) but that just makes a horrible grating synthesiser noise regardless of what soundfont I'm using.

Any ideas?

The plan is to have the Pi just boot and autorun vmpk so I can plug in the keyboard and a set of headphones and play without the need for a laptop, mouse and power supply.